Do you like to go camping（野营）? Do you know how to start a fire? If you don't know how to start a fire, you 1 your food, and can't sit by the side of a fire, and can't keep yourselves 2 .
Long, long ago people 3 how to start fires. They probably started fires from lightning（闪电）. But they had to 4 the lightning fire burning, for there was 5 to start it 6 .
Later people learned how to start fires. They 7 out hitting two pieces of stone（石头）together could make a spark（火光）.The spark could set 8 on fire（set…on fire 使…… 燃烧）. They could start this kind of fire again if it went out（熄火）.
Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）two sticks together. They made a hole（洞）on a large stick and put the 9 stick into the hole. And then they turned the stick again and again. 10 a few minutes they started a fire.
About two hundred years 11 , people began to 12 matches（火柴）. One early match looked 13 the match we use today. The match gave people a 14 way to start fires. Today people are 15 finding new ways to start fires. One of the new ways to start a fire is to use an electric fire starter（电子打火器）. Now you can 16 matches and electric fire starter at 17 . Of course an electric fire starter is more expensive than 18 , 19 it is useful.
After people learned to make fires, their lives became 20 .
（ ） 1. A. can cook B. can eat C. can't cook D. can't eat
（ ） 2. A. quiet B. full C. hot D. warm
（ ） 3. A. have known B. knew C. haven't known D. didn't know
（ ） 4. A. ask B. keep C. let D. make
（ ） 5. A. no way B. no idea C. a way D. an idea
（ ） 6. A. only B. again C. more D. either
（ ） 7. A. took B. found C. looked D. heard
（ ） 8. A. dry paper B. wet leaves C. wet paper D. dry leaves
（ ） 9. A. larger B. large C. smaller D. smallest
（ ）10. A. After B. Before C. When D. For
（ ）11. A. before B. ago C. later D. after
（ ）12. A. invented B. do C. make D. used
（ ）13. A. up B. different C. the same D. like
（ ）14. A. quick and easy B. slow and difficult
C. new and interesting D. important and clever
（ ）15. A. always B. already C. even D. still
（ ）16. A. sell B. buy C. see D. find
（ ）17. A. home B. factories C. shops D. towns
（ ）18. A. a match B. a box of match
C. a box of matches D. a box matches
（ ）19. A. so B. and
C. but D. because
（ ）20. A. harder and harder B. easier and easier
C. longer and longer D. happier and happier
Ⅴ.阅读理解
（ A ）
Letter A
Dear Roes,
I like your programmes very much. I'm now writing to ask you something about American social customs（社交习惯）. My American friend want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, but I'm a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so I'm afraid of making mistakes.
Should I bring a present, such as sweet or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork（叉子）or knife to use? How can I let the family know that I'm thankful for their kindness?
Wang Lin
Letter B
Dear Wang Lin,
It's a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine（葡萄酒）if you know that your friends drink it.
You should arrive on time or five to ten minutes late. Don't get there early. If you're going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.
Try to be free at the dinner table. If you don't know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to do. ask the person next to you.
If you like the food, say so. Of course, you'll thank them for the meal and for their kindness. It's also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.
（ ） 1. Wang Lin wants to .
A. make friends with Rose
B. know some social customs for a dinner party
C. make her friends happy
D. give her friends a surprise
（ ） 2. Rose is possibly .
A. a good housewife B. a TV hostess（主持人）
C. a member of the dinner party D. a friend of Wang Lin's
（ ） 3. If you're asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present. It's good to bring .
A. some fruits B. a bottle wine
C. some flowers D. a knife and fork
（ ） 4. Which of the following is NOT proper（适当的）for joining in a dinner party?
A. Get there 15 minutes earlier
B. Make yourself at home
C. Follow others to use forks and knives
D. Thank your friends for the meal
（ ） 5. From the letters we're learned that it's very to know something about American social customs.
A. difficult B. friendly C. enjoyable D. helpful
（ B ）
